Jacob abbess



JACOB A RBESS, 0F MQNTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA (10MB-CLEANER.

specification of Letters Patent. Patentedsept. 23, 1919:

Application filed January 242, 1917. Serial No. 143,647. 'A

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB ARBEss, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and resident of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Comb- Cleaners, of which the following is a specilication.

The present invention has reference, generally, to .toilet articles; and, the invention relates more particularly, to a novel comb cleaner.

The invention has for its dominant object to provide a novel device for thoroughly and quickly removing or dislodging matter such as will accumulate between the various teeth of the ordinary toilet comb, without injury t0 the same.

It is also an object of the invention to so arrange a plurality of cleaningr elements upon a suitable frame in such a manner as to allow the comb to be readily engaged with the same and the matter as accumulated between the teeth of the same thus dislodged.

Another important feature of the invention resides in the provision of a novel frame for supporting the various cleaning elements properly, the frame being trussed or braced to render the same exceedingly strongand durable.

Among other aims and objects of the invention may be recited, the provision of a device of the character mentioned with a view to compactness, and in which the number of parts are few, the construction simple, the costof production small, and efliciency and operation high.

`In order that the invention and the manner of its application may be readily understood by those skilled in the art, I have in the accompanying illustrative drawings and in the detailed following description based thereon set forth a preferred embodiment of the invention.

In these drawings there is shown a perspective of my improved comb cleaner.

Having more particular reference to the drawings wherein like'reIerence characters designate corresponding parts throughout the same, there is provided a substantially square frame, composed of side and end pieces, indicated by the numeral 1, which frame has secured to the same adjacent the corners thereof, a plurality of vertically disposed supporting standards, generally numbered 2, the standards being braced in their vertical positions through the medium of trusses or brace members 3 and 4, which members have their opposite ends secured to the adjacent portions of the said frame 1 and the standards 2. To the upper extremities of the vertically disposed supporting standards 2, there is affixed side pieces or bars 5, which bars have engaged therewith the opposite ends of a plurality of comb cleaning strands 6, the strands being formed of suitable wire or the like and being drawn taut over the frame 1, thus spanning the same and permitting the teeth of a comb to be cleaned to be readily engaged therebetween and drawn along the same, whereupon, the matter as lodged between the teeth thereof will be thoroughly and efficiently removed.

In cleanin a comb, it is to be understood, that the teet of the same are engaged between the various cleaning strands and then moved upon itself until the teeth assume an acute angle with respect to the said strands. rlhe comb is now moved along over the cleaning strands to the opposite side of the frame, whereupon, the positioning of the same is reversed and it is redrawn over the strand, this operation being continued until the same has been thoroughly freed of the matter as previously lodging between the teeth thereof.

It is to be understood, that the supporting frame together with its vertically disposed standards and trussing elements may be cast in a single sheet or if desired, may be formed of a plurality of independent elements, which elements can be securely ailiXed by riveting, soldering, brazing or other similar processes. Furthermore, the device instead of being formed of metal may be equally as well formed of wood or other similar material possessing sufficient rigidity to insure the proper supporting of the comb cleaning strand 6.

Obviously, the construction shown is capable of considerable modification and suoli modiiication as is within the scope of my claims, I consider within the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

A comb cleaner comprising a substantially and disposed in'paraHeTfrelat VEto each' other, braces between the end pieces and said frame, and a plurality of comb cleagf strands fastened to the top bars in `close re lation toe'acb other an 'exterg'longtdally with 'respect to 'thefra'meV the said frame and end pieces being, formed. from a Y Irl testimony whereof I affix my signature hef-eta; Y Y

Copies of this patent may be obtained vforvve cents leach', by addressing the Commissioner V.oft'Ia'nzexrxtg' Washi'ngt'd'x'x', ED.: C.

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